Michael Oliver

⚽ RefereeEngland⭐ UEFA Elite🌍 FIFA Badge

Football match official with 83 appearances across 6 competitions. Member of UEFA Elite Panel. FIFA International Official.

Career Stats

Total Appearances83
⚽ As Referee73
4️⃣ 4th Official2
📺 As VAR8
🌍 International52
🏟️ Domestic31
Competitions6

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'20/21
4
'21/22
9
'22/23
9
'23/24
3
'25/26
43
Referee4th OfficialVAR
SeasonTotalRef4thVAR
2025/26433328
2023/2433——
2022/2399——
2021/2299——
2020/2144——
2019/2011——
1414——

Career Milestones

🎯
First tracked match
11/05/2019
FC Barcelona vs SK Slavia Praha
Champions League
🌍
First international match
11/05/2019
FC Barcelona vs SK Slavia Praha
Champions League
📺
First VAR appearance
08/15/2025
Liverpool FC vs Bournemouth
Premier League
🏆
First Champions League match
11/05/2019
FC Barcelona vs SK Slavia Praha
Champions League

Match Activity

69 matches · 7 years
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Role:RefereeVARNo match

Top 6% among England officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count94%
Seasons Active93%
Competitions80%

Median in England: 8 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

No matches found.

Top Destinations

  1. 1Barcelona
    5×
  2. 2Paris
    3×
  3. 3Donostia-San Sebastian
    2×
  4. 4Munich
    2×
  5. 5Rome
    2×
  6. 6Salzburg
    2×
  7. 7Leverkusen
    2×
  8. 8Lisbon
    2×
  9. 9Braga
    1×
  10. 10Bologna
    1×

Career Events

FIFA WC 2026 Preselected Match Official Seminar

FIFA

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Season Reports

2025/26 (43)2023/24 (3)2022/23 (9)2021/22 (9)2020/21 (4)2019/20 (1) (14)